Literary

A Game of Trolls: The Foul Job Exposed
19
Apr
By Fatima Baduria
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A Game of Trolls: The Foul Job Exposed

BY FATIMA B. BADURIA  TROLLING AS a profession perpetuates online with social media as its main operational base. Many misleading messages are crafted to tip the scale towards a presidential bet. As long as this purpose is served, accuracy ceases to matter. As the trolls oppose the truth, their only…
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A Burden to Carry
16
Apr
By The Flame Literary
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A Burden to Carry

By ABIGAIL M. ADRIATICO   The setting sun painted the sky with a deep orange hue as Edgar walked towards the market again. He had been carrying crates filled with assorted perishable goods. Tired from work, his bones screamed for a break, yet his mind paid little attention.  Wiping the…
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07
Apr
By Abigail Adriatico
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A Room of Empty Chairs

by ABIGAIL M. ADRIATICO Editor's Note: This piece is one of the works in a four-part series in line with the Dapitan 2022 theme Hintayan. All works are written by The Flame‘s Letters staffers. In all the wakes I had been to, there were always a lot of people. The…
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06
Apr
By The Flame Literary
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The Social Dilemma: From Screens to Real Scenes

By FATIMA B. BADURIA   AS the 2022 national election draws near, the social media climate grows increasingly toxic. The polarization of political beliefs intensifies and ideas ranging from the logical to the conspiratorial find their way to the collective consciousness. Rather perplexing, online attacks can be similar on both…
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23
Mar
By The Flame Literary
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Mga larawang abot-tanaw

By DAWN DANIELLE D. SOLANO   Editor’s Note: This piece is one of the works in a four-part series in line with the Dapitan 2022 theme Hintayan. All works are written by The Flame‘s Letters staffers.   Sa Isla, kapayapaan ang nananaig. Mula sa pagsikat ng Araw hanggang sa paglubog nito,…
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The Encore
14
Mar
By The Flame Literary
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The Encore

By CZERIZHA KAIZEL S. ADZUARA   Editor’s Note: This piece is one of the works in a four-part series in line with the Dapitan 2022 theme Hintayan. All works are written by the Flame‘s Letters staffers.   Remedios Street sang the chorus of playing children in a humid afternoon. There…
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Little Flower
13
Mar
By The Flame Literary
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Little Flower

By FATIMA B. BADURIA She held the can’s handle firmly. Her eyes were fixated on the water trickling down the flower petals. Her knuckles turned pale as her nails dug in her palm.  Even in the garden, she could hear them. Inside the house, her father laughed alongside the banters…
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Wisps
07
Mar
By The Flame Literary
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Wisps

By FATIMA B. BADURIA   Editor’s Note: This piece is one of the works in a four-part series in line with the Dapitan 2022 theme Hintayan. All works are written by the Flame‘s Letters staffers.   With a snap of my fingers and a flick of my hand, my fingertips…
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Focal Point
14
Feb
By The Flame Literary
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Focal Point

By CZERIZHA KAIZEL S. ADZUARA   Whenever I am with you, I learn how to decipher the smallest things.  I like how you run your delicate fingers through your hair after every laughter, including the attractive smirk your lips make when I stare at you for too long.  I know…
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